RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
13.16

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 442% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking41222
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.81
Power efficiencyno data8.46
Architectureno dataBlackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameno dataGB202
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$8,565

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores824064
Core clock speed1278 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2617 MHz
Number of transistorsno data92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data600 Watt
Texture fill rateno data1,968
Floating-point processing powerno data126 TFLOPS
ROPsno data192
TMUsno data752
Tensor Coresno data752
Ray Tracing Coresno data188

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeno dataGDDR7
Maximum RAM amountno data96 GB
Memory bus widthno data512 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1.79 TB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data4x DisplayPort 2.1b

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD28
−436%
150−160
+436%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data57.10

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−393%
350−400
+393%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−438%
140−150
+438%
Dead Island 2 45−50
−442%
260−270
+442%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−436%
300−310
+436%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−393%
350−400
+393%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−438%
140−150
+438%
Dead Island 2 45−50
−442%
260−270
+442%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−424%
220−230
+424%
Fortnite 70−75
−441%
400−450
+441%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−437%
290−300
+437%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−438%
210−220
+438%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−422%
240−250
+422%
Valorant 110−120
−400%
550−600
+400%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−436%
300−310
+436%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−393%
350−400
+393%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 170−180
−431%
950−1000
+431%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−438%
140−150
+438%
Dead Island 2 45−50
−442%
260−270
+442%
Dota 2 85−90
−429%
450−500
+429%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−424%
220−230
+424%
Fortnite 70−75
−441%
400−450
+441%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−437%
290−300
+437%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−438%
210−220
+438%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
−442%
260−270
+442%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−438%
140−150
+438%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−422%
240−250
+422%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−415%
170−180
+415%
Valorant 110−120
−400%
550−600
+400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−436%
300−310
+436%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−438%
140−150
+438%
Dead Island 2 45−50
−442%
260−270
+442%
Dota 2 85−90
−429%
450−500
+429%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−424%
220−230
+424%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−437%
290−300
+437%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−422%
240−250
+422%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−415%
170−180
+415%
Valorant 110−120
−400%
550−600
+400%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75
−441%
400−450
+441%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−442%
130−140
+442%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
−421%
500−550
+421%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−400%
100−105
+400%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−433%
80−85
+433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
−421%
500−550
+421%
Valorant 130−140
−415%
700−750
+415%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−414%
180−190
+414%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−400%
55−60
+400%
Dead Island 2 21−24
−400%
110−120
+400%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−436%
150−160
+436%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−416%
160−170
+416%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−426%
100−105
+426%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27−30
−436%
150−160
+436%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
Dead Island 2 12−14
−438%
70−75
+438%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−442%
130−140
+442%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−400%
45−50
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−429%
90−95
+429%
Valorant 65−70
−407%
350−400
+407%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−428%
95−100
+428%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Dead Island 2 12−14
−438%
70−75
+438%
Dota 2 45−50
−422%
240−250
+422%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−438%
70−75
+438%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−400%
110−120
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−442%
65−70
+442%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
−442%
65−70
+442%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell compete in popular games:

  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 436% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.16 71.35
Recency 10 November 2020 18 March 2025

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has a 442.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 years.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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